Driving Change Aotearoa / New Zealand Driver Licensing System Following work by the Auckland Co-Design Lab and NZIER that highlighted the benefits of holding a driver license and the barriers to gaining one; 60 people from across the Aotearoa / New Zealand driver licensing system met at PwC Pōneke’s Sandbox on Tuesday September 3, 2019 — to drive change. What was this hui? Ideas from the hui for how we might help more people Outcomes from the hui gain the benefits of a driver license This hui involved building whākawhanaungatanga with We need a cross-agency, cross-system, coordinated, the dozens of central and local government agencies, L Explore the driver licensing journey for young inclusive, and accessible approach to shifting our driver NGOs, and stakeholder groups involved in driver licensing; people. This could be part of the school curriculum licensing system away from one that considers licenses connecting with what we know about people’s experience and include; participating in driving simulations, as a private good, into one that recognises the social and of the driver licensing system; exploring ideas for how learning the theory and becoming aware of public good that a driver license provides — in service of a we might help more people gain the benefits of a driver connected professional Youth Development thriving, just, and prosperous Aotearoa. license; and capturing and sharing those ideas in an open support. This aims to enable continued learning, Trello board for participants to collaborate on following development support and mastery of driving the event. safety. L Explore how new technologies, particularly driving simulators can play a role in the system, and where schools might fit in as well. L Consider what it would take to change the learner’s licence to a learner’s permit. L Explore a more coordinated national model of delivery. A ‘top-down, bottom-up approach’ where there is coordinated leadership and funding at the Ways to stay involved senior government level as well as coordinated work from a local community level. Trello L Hand some ownership of the system back to the We’ve set up a Trello board as a community touch communities and people on the ground across point for this network. Feel free to join us on the Who attended the hui? New Zealand. This involves exploring an accessible Trello board here. national system and tapping into existing human A diverse and passionate group of kiwis resources, especially in isolated small towns Funding spanning iwi, business, community, local where practical testing is not available, but some • The J R McKenzie Trust, Todd Foundation and government,central government, philanthropic, instructors are available. Vodafone New Zealand Foundation have and non-government organisations. Together committed funding to the driving change we formed the Driving Change Network. M Better map and connect a national network of network over the next two years. community driver training providers. Why did we do this? • The first funding decision following the hui was to S Map the broad system and highlight key barriers commit to a project where the current system and 70,000 – or opportunities where changes could be made. journey are mapped, as well as presenting a S Create a meaningful and culturally relevant potential future journey and system. 90,000 narrative about why and how to navigate the current driver licensing journey. • Moving forward, the funders have devolved the decision-making regarding this spend to the young people face major S Further explore and model the economic and steering group (a process called participatory barriers to progressing social return when investing into better licensing grantmaking). to a full licence. (some work has been done on this already by NZIER in 2016). Steering group A driver licence currently holds many functions beyond S Review the penalty aspect of the current system, This has now been formed! Meetings will be held a licence to drive. It’s a prerequisite to many jobs, and explore ways to expand and work alongside monthly over video conference. independence, a formal means of legal identification, and the NZ Police on their Awhi referral programme. a positive step to participate in our economy. The steering group will be facilitating a strategy Key planning session on the 4th December in Hamilton. Families and children benefit when the drivers in their S = Small sized idea M = Medium sized idea L = Large sized idea We will be preparing a budget for the next year, and lives are able to drive legally, safely, and confidently. are looking to hire a National Coordinator to keep Communities, especially rural and remote communities, the momentum of this project going. If you like to be benefit when more of their people are able to access involved in in the Steering group, please contact us education opportunities, contribute to the care of their via the email below. whānau, participate in employment, and generally take an active part in the life of their community. Open letter to the Prime Minister Together, the network drafted and sent an open All of us benefit when fewer of our young people are letter to the Prime Minister. We are still awaiting a caught up in the criminal justice system and more of our response. young people are able to drive with confidence, access all the opportunities that come with driving, and contribute to our country through their paid and unpaid work, For more information or feedback, please contact including family care. helen.anderson@vodafone.com Those most at risk of not having a full licence are from poorer families, with no legal car and no licenced driver to teach them; without a licence these young people are less likely to get a job , perpetuating a cycle of inequality. Thank you! The people who the graduated licensing system fails risk social and economic isolation, or, if they choose to drive Thank you all again, and we’re looking forward regardless, can face large fines and often a journey into to driving change together. the criminal justice system. Seumas, Noa, Yvonne, and Helen
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